Animal-trap



1. W. SMITH.

ANIMAL TRAP.

APPLICATION men JULY 6. 1920.

1 ,357,530, Patented Nov. 2, 1920.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES W. SMITH, OF SHERMAN, TEXAS.

ANiMA'II-TRAP.

Application filed July 6, 1920.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, JAMns W. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sherman, in the county of Grayson and State of Texas, have invented certain. new and useful Improvements in AnimaLTraps, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to animal particularly to traps of this character having a body portion or cage into which the animal passes, and provided with means for preventing the return oi the animal when once within.

The main object of this invention is to provide a trap of this character which, by changing the size and the entrances used is adaptable for catching mice, rats and other animals of the rodent species.

Minor objects consist in providing means whereby the animal when once within the trap is prevented from opening the gate which has closed behind him; also in providing means whereby the bait used. while open to view, cannot be destroyed; and again in providing means whereby the bait shall be so positioned as to excite the curiosity oi the animals and attract them to the trap, and finally in details of construction and arrangement of the several partsset forth in the specification and more particularly stated in the claim appended.

In the accon'ipanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts, Figure l is a plan view, and 2 is a sectional elevation taken on the line X X of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates a box, rectangular in form; the bottom and sides being preferably constructed oi" sheet metal, and the top 2 of foraminous material and provided with a-central opening that is closed by a hinged door 3 secured thereto in any suitable manner. Centrally located in each side oi the box and extending to the bottom thereof, is provided an entranceopening 4.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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Patented Nov. 2, 1920. Serial No. 394,197.

Centrally secured to the bottom of thc' boa 1 and in front of the entrance-openings i, 1s a receptacle 8 for containing food or bait to entice the animals into the trap, it-

is vertically cylindrical in form and preferably of wire gauze, also provided with a removable cover 9.

From the foregoing description it will be understood that the animal readily enters the trap at either of the four sides by raising a pivotally hung gate, which closes behind it.

Although the elements herein set forth are fully adapted to serve the intended purposes, it is understood that various changes in the form, proportion and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus fully described my invention what I esteem as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In an animal trap the combination of a rectangular box provided with an entrance opening in each of its four sides, a gate termed of downwardly inclined wires pivoted above each of said openings inside of the box, and the sides of the gates closed by downwardly bent ends of transverse bars secured. to the said inclined wires.

In testimony whereof I atiix my signature.

JAMES W. SMETH. 

